April 9, 2015 – Campbellford, Ontario – Correctional Service Canada
On April 8, 2015, John Edward Lindsay, an inmate at Warkworth Institution was found unresponsive in his cell. Staff members immediately began performing CPR and emergency services were called. The inmate could not be resuscitated.
At the time of his death, Mr. Lindsay, 67 years old, had been serving an indeterminate sentence for Rape, Kidnapping, Forcible Confinement and Robbery since June 21, 1984.
The inmate’s next of kin have been notified of his death.
As in all cases involving the death of an inmate, the police and the coroner have been notified, and the Correctional Service of Canada will review the circumstances of the incident.
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Cindy Herrington
Assistant Warden Management Services
Warkworth Institution
(705) 924-8104
